Meet in the Three Horseshoes, 25, Shepperton Road, Laleham TW18 1SQ at 7.45pm. Had great trip to Galapagos (friendly tortoises!) followed by 7 day Salkantay (pictured) trek ending up at Machu Picchu-will try not to bore you with too many photos.

Dave went to The George on a fact finding mission on Saturday-the beer was good apparently (Abbott), the food was OK but have decided to go back to The Bells because you can book a table which you can’t at The George. So meet at The Bells, 124, Church Street, TW18 4YA at 7.45 pm. Please let me know if you want to eat on Thursday or if you are coming but just to drink so I can get an appropriate table.

Next First Thursday will be 12th May-I don’t get back till 18/4 then there is Easter and bank holidays.

A date for your new 2011 diary. Meet in The Bells, 124, Church Street, TW18 4YA at 7.45 pm for some food as well as some beer. Let me know if you can come as I might try and book a table if we are a largish group. Hoping the weather will be better than it was in December. Looking forward to Dave’s stories of encounters with camels, pirate attack drill on board the cruise ship and other traveller’s tales.